THE PLM STATE

The PLM State: What Would Darwin Say About PLM and IoT?

I recently attended a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) conference on PLM and the Internet of Things (IoT), PI PLMx 2017, and met with the team from Zero Wait-State (ZWS). ZWS led a session on IoT...

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The PLM State TBT: Super Friends Revisited - Application Man: Is he really so super?

Welcome to this week's TBT blog, originally published in 2012, and continuing our Super Friends theme.

I apologize for the long hiatus of the Super Friends blogs. Between the SolidWorks World...

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The PLM State: "Houston, we've had a problem...", or, PLM Planning, IoT, and the Cloud

I recently had the privilege of attending PI PLMx in Ft. Worth, where Captain Jim Lovell gave the opening Keynote. This event is unique in that it focuses exclusively on PLM, unlike other conferences...

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The PLM State TBT: Super Friends Powers Activate!, or, Building an Effective PLM Team

Welcome to this week's TBT blog, originally published in 2012.

I recently attended a round table discussion on product development and one of the speakers discussed the need to assemble a team of...

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The PLM State TBT: Lipitor for Business Process, a Good Idea?

Welcome to this week's TBT blog post, originally published in 2012.

I have a problem. I really like to eat and most of the choices I make are less than healthy. I also find myself challenged to...

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The PLM State TBT: What PLM Vendors Can Learn from the "Apple Approach"

Welcome to this week's TBT blog post, originally published in 2011. This is a good follow up to our series on the PLM Vendor Code of Conduct, and once again, begs the question, "Why not?".

I hate...

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The PLM State TBT: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, or, the PLM Vendor Code of Conduct Part II

Welcome to this week's TBT blog post, continuing our series on the PLM Vendor Code of Conduct, originally published in 2011.

I must admit growing up I was quite the Sting fan. I had two chances to...

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The PLM State TBT: Leave No Man Behind, or, the PLM Vendor Code of Conduct Part I

Welcome to this week's TBT blog post, originally published in 2011. I picked this one specifically as we're seeing the vendor competition heat up with (1) the advent of IoT and (2) a more prevalent...

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The PLM State: What's Old is New Again

A few months back I attended PTC’s LiveWorx event in Boston. It was somewhat nostalgic for me since we have not been to a PTC show for several years. Our formal relationship with PTC ended around...

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Home Improvement & PDM—Remodel or Replace?

Welcome to this The PLM blog postoriginally published in 2011.The discussion about PDM vs. PLM is still relevant today.What do you think?

My wife loves HGTV and we spend a significant amount of time...

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